There is a template in place for Sam Bradford to use in resurrecting his career with the Cardinals. Kurt Warner did it after losing starting jobs with the Rams and Giants. Carson Palmer did it after lackluster seasons with the Raiders.

Can Bradford do it at his fourth NFL stop?

“Obviously, those two guys were tremendous players, and they were both able to accomplish a lot,” Bradford said Friday during an introductory news conference. “I’ve battled some injuries and hopefully turned the corner and this is a place I can be for the rest of my career.”

To do that, Bradford needs to be healthy in 2018. He signed a one-year deal worth $20 million with an option year for 2019, and if he doesn’t produce, the Cardinals will move on quickly.

“I think there is a lot talent here,” Bradford said. “I noticed yesterday when I get here, in the locker room you look around and see the names on the lockers. You kind of start going through it in your head, like, ‘Man, he’s a really good player. They got a good player there.' You’re like, ‘Wow, this roster is really good.’”

Cardinals coach Steve Wilks and General Manager Steve Keim didn’t attend the press conference and weren’t available to comment on Bradford’s signing.

The Cardinals announced a handful of other moves on Friday, including signing quarterback former Buccaneers and Bears quarterback Mike Glennon to a two-year contract. He likely be Bradford’s backup.

Linebacker Josh Bynes re-signed with the team, receiving a three-year deal. Offensive tackle Andre Smith, formerly with the Bengals, signed a two-year contract. Those deals had been previously reported.

The team waived defensive end Josh Mauro, who started 20 games the last two seasons for the Cardinals. He signed a two-year deal with the Cardinals last year and his release frees $2.8 million of cap space.

In addition, the Cardinals were awarded its waiver claim on linebacker Jeremy Cash, who had been released by the Browns. Cash entered the league as a free-agent rookie in 2016 in Carolina, where Wilks coached before taking the Arizona job. Cash spent time last year with the Panthers, Jets, Giants and Browns.

The Cardinals also continued their pursuit of Giants offensive lineman Justin Pugh, who was in Arizona Thursday and Friday.

“I’m not even sure what that means, to be honest,” Bradford. “I mean, look, there is obviously some wear and tear on my knee. I’ve been through a lot with it. But all I can tell you is how I feel right now.

“Since I had the procedure in November, it’s done nothing but get better. I feel good at the moment. That’s really all I can tell you about it right now.”

The Cardinals weren’t the only team pursuing him, said Bradford. He chose Arizona because of its roster, he said, mentioning running back David Johnson, receiver Larry Fitzgerald and tight end Jermaine Gresham, a college teammate at Oklahoma.

“Obviously, the defense has been really good for quite a while here,” he said. “ I think any time you can play behind a defense like that, where you’re not going to have to score 50 points a game to win, that’s obviously a big positive."

The Cardinals are Bradford’s fourth employer in the NFL. He was drafted first overall by the Rams in 2010 and traded to the Eagles for Nick Foles and two draft picks in 2015. In 2016, the Eagles traded him to the Vikings.

In 2015-16, Bradford made 29 starts for the Eagles and Vikings, completing 68.4 percent of passes for 7,602 yards, 39 touchdowns, 19 interceptions and a 93.0 passer rating.

While with the Rams, Bradford suffered a torn left ACL in consecutive years. That same knee gave him trouble last season, and he played in just two games.

“It’s frustrating," he said. “There has been, definitely, some dark times. You fight those battles mentally, but every time you go through that process and every time that you turn the corner and you’re able to get yourself back on the field, I feel like I’ve come back mentally tougher and mentally stronger than I was the time before.”

The Cardinals have been criticized for paying an oft-injured player so much money, even though the commitment is for one season. One NFL player, Ravens safety Eric Weddle, tweeted that the signing was “so dumb. Bradford has been paid more for nothing than anyone in history of NFL.”

Asked for his reaction to such comments, Bradford replied: “I have an agent. I don’t handle the contract. I just play football. I enjoy playing football; it’s something I’ve done since I was in the second grade.

“The money, that’s a part of it. But I enjoy being around my guys. I enjoy the preparation during the week, the study time. And I enjoy the competition of Sundays.”

The Cardinals' offseason program begins in two weeks, and it's then that Bradford will have in-depth conversations with coordinator Mike McCoy about what the offense might look like this season.

"From my conversations with him, what I’ve really gathered is he’s very open-minded," Bradford said. "He’s not to the point where he’s like, ‘This is what we’re going to do.’ I think he has a vision for how he sees this offense growing in the spring. But I think it’s going to be a process, and I think it’s going to be, ‘Let’s figure out what we’re good at. Let’s figure out how the personnel here fits what he’s done in the past and figure out how we can use guys to really use their strengths to our advantage.’ "

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford addresses the media at a press conference on Mar. 16, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Bradford, age 30, signed a two-year contact with Arizona after spending the past two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. Rob Schumacher/The Republic

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford addresses the media at a press conference on Mar. 16, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Bradford, age 30, signed a two-year contact with Arizona after spending the past two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. Rob Schumacher/The Republic

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford addresses the media at a press conference on Mar. 16, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Bradford, age 30, signed a two-year contact with Arizona after spending the past two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. Rob Schumacher/The Republic

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford addresses the media at a press conference on Mar. 16, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Bradford, age 30, signed a two-year contact with Arizona after spending the past two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. Rob Schumacher/The Republic